Month: October 2020

Play 11:08 Ajit Agarkar: Wriddhiman Saha has been a revelation for Sunrisers Hyderabad Sunrisers Hyderabad 121 for 5 (Saha 39, Pandey 26, Holder 26*, Chahal 2-19) beat Royal Challengers Bangalore 120 for 7 (Philippe 32, de Villiers 24, Sandeep 2-20, Holder 2-27, Natarajan 1-11) by 15 runs Exactly a week after the Sunrisers Hyderabad slid to perhaps their worst defeat of IPL 2020, failing to chase down a target of…

5:48 PM GMT Irfan Pathan, the former India allrounder, has signed a contract to play in the Lanka Premier League (LPL) for the Kandy Tuskers franchise. Irfan, and Tuskers coach Hashan Tillakaratne, both confirmed the signing to ESPNcricinfo. Pathan joins a Tuskers roster that includes Chris Gayle, Liam Plunkett, Wahab Riaz and Kusal Perera. Irfan, 36, had not played T20 cricket since February 2019, turning out only for the India…

4:37 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff After the Delhi Capitals’ nine-wicket loss to the Mumbai Indians, Mohammad Kaif, the team’s assistant coach, said that the players were feeling the pressure. At one point this season, the Capitals were leading the points table with seven wins from nine matches but, since then, they have lost four games on the trot, jeopardising their playoff chances. With the Mumbai Indians restricting them to 110…

Fantasy Pick: Overseas pros Ben Stokes and Eoin Morgan should come good (6:37) Tom Moody makes his fantasy recommendations for the game between Rajasthan and Kolkata (6:37) 4:15 PM GMT Rohit Balaji Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals, Dubai Pro Tip: Trust the overseas pros to do the job in this must-win fixture for either team. Our XI: Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler, Eoin Morgan, Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Steven Smith,…

1:45 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff The Sunrisers Hyderabad are in must-win territory for their last two games and the Royal Challengers Bangalore, who will qualify if they win one of their two remaining matches, and will also be eyeing a top-two spot. If the Sunrisers lose, they will be out. Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Sunrisers Hyderabad is available to view in India on Disney+ Hotstar, Jio TV and Airtel TV….

“I’m sure there are going to be players in the near future who need a break. There are opportunities you don’t want to give away,” says Sam Curran  1:42 PM GMT Matt Roller Close Matt Roller is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo. He tweets at @mroller98 England allrounder Sam Curran expects some players to opt out of national selection “in the near future”, as the strain of life in a…

Moody: Delhi look a rudderless batting unit at the moment  (4:04) Delhi Capitals slumped to 110 for 9 in 20 overs against Mumbai Indians in Abu Dhabi  (4:04) 6:56 PM IST Hemant Brar Mumbai Indians 111 for 1 (Kishan 72*, Nortje 1-25) beat Delhi Capitals 110 for 9 (Iyer 25, Pant 21, Bumrah 3-17, Boult 3-21) by nine wickets The Mumbai Indians finally broke their Dubai hoodoo, and how! First,…

Aleem Dar has officiated in 387 international matches so far, the most by any umpire  1:14 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Aleem Dar, the 52-year-old from Pakistan, will go past South African Rudi Koertzen‘s mark for officiating in the most ODIs as an on-field umpire when he steps out for his 210th match in the format, the second ODI between Pakistan and Zimbabwe in Rawalpindi on Sunday. Dar already holds the…

1:09 PM GMT Debayan Sen Welcome to ESPNcricinfo’s Rolling Report of the 52nd game of IPL 2020, between the Royal Challengers Bangalore and the Sunrisers Hyderabad, in Sharjah. The likes of Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers and Yuzvendra Chahal will be taking on the likes of David Warner, Shikhar Dhawan and Rashid Khan, in Sharjah. Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Sunrisers Hyderabad ball-by-ball commentary If the blog doesn’t load for you,…